Unemployment rate at 11.4%

The registered unemployment rate in Poland stood at 11.4 percent in November, according to data published on Tuesday by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). The figure is in line with an estimate released in early December by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. The figure inched up by 0.1 percentage points compared to the 11.3 percent recorded in October. The total number of unemployed persons was 1.80 million at the end of last month. GUS said that 213,200 newly unemployed persons were registered in labor offices in November. The number of people removed from unemployment rolls after having found jobs was 198,400. Employers posted 69,100 new job offers.